But before finding fame in the rap game back in 1997, the hip-hop legend changed his name to Puff Daddy.

Then in 2001 Puff became P Diddy, and in 2005 he ditched the P for the more streamlined Diddy.

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However, the name change caused issues with London-based DJ Richard Dearlove, who had been performing under the name Diddy since 1992.

Dearlove took P Diddy to court over the name snatch and won, which meant the dad-of-six could no longer use the name Diddy in the UK.

Contrary to popular belief P Diddy didn't change his name to confuse fans, there's a powerful meaning behind it.

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